Public Sector Management

Theory, Critique and Practice

320 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Drawing together key contributions to the field, this innovative Reader provides a broad-ranging overview of both the theory and practice of public service management. The book: outlines the social, political and economic contexts in which management has emerged as a crucial issue in the public sector of modern democratic countries; introduces the major theories, issues and concepts involved in defining and understanding public sector management; analyzes some of the key values underpinning the idea of the public domain; and examines some of the main challenges in terms of particular strategies, techniques and competences which have been proposed to improve management for public services.

• Reihe: Published in association with The Open University
• Themen: Wirtschaftswissenschaft, Finanzen, Betriebswirtschaft und Management Betriebswirtschaft und Management Eigentum und Organisation von Unternehmen Gemeinnützige Organisationen (non-profit)
• ISBN: 9780803977136
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 05.09.2000
• Größe: 234 x 156 mm
• Verlag: Sage Publications UK
• Herausgegeben von: Alan Lawton, David Mckevitt